Republicans of the House of Representatives have drafted their own bill to address the immigration crisis at the southern U.S. border, and it comes with a lower budget than President Barack Obama requested.
Following Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's, R-NV, plans to add a comprehensive immigration reform bill on any legislation addressing the border crisis, Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, stated he will reject such efforts.
U.S. Latinos are divided on how to address the influx of undocumented Central American children entering the country, but a majority gave low marks to President Barack Obama's handling of the issue.
The Obamas had a busy Thursday night in Chicago. Michelle Obama and her daughters, Sasha and Malia, were spotted at Thursday night's "On the Run" concert.
President Barack Obama's approval rating has decreased while the disapproval rating maintains a double-digit lead, but it is the Affordable Care Act that could still play a factor in November's elections.
Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, announced on Monday plans to deploy approximately 1,000 National Guard troops to the southern Texas border to help secure the border.
President Barack Obama met with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss the immigration system and crisis on the southern border of the U.S. on Wednesday.
FWD.us, the Association for a Better New York and New York University hosted an "Immigration Reform for New York State in the 21st Century Economy" panel moderated by Time Warner Cable News NY1 Noticias' "Pura Politica" anchor Juan Manuel Benitz. "Right now, immigration reform is incredibly political," said FWD.us National Organizing Director Lisa Conn, adding, "It's one of those issues that you might offend someone if you talk about it because it's so political."
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced plans and funds to fight climate change. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced plans and funds to fight climate change.
Congressional districts redrawn by the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature were made to weaken Democrats in the state and not to affect black and Latino voters, according to Texas' special litigation chief Patrick Sweeten. The Department of Justice and the Obama administration claimed the 2011 redrawing of the state's congressional districts, supported by Gov. Rick Perry, were meant to discriminate against minority voters.
Republicans have called for the Obama administration to send the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border to slow the influx of undocumented immigrants, but the Guard's responsibilities are limited.
On Friday, Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers, chairman of the House's Appropriations Committee in charge of spending, said that Barack Obama's request for funding to handle the influx of unaccompanied Central American minors crossing the border will not be approved.
President was out with the Colorado governor at a bar. He may have admitted to smoking pot as a young man, but President Obama passed on an offer to legally smoke it Tuesday evening while out at a bar in Colorado.
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, penned a letter explaining his intentions to sue President Barack Obama. According to the House speaker, all members of Congress, including lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and Obama, swore an oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the country's Constitution.
